Battle of the meat cutters

October 17, 2013 |Photos by Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

Contestants trimmed meat to meet specific qualifications including fat content and size, and the contestants with the best qualifications advanced to the next tier of the competition.

Cody Duty/Houston Chronicle

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Texas Roadhouse employee Jose Garcia weighs a steak during the A1 National Meat Cutting Challenge at the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Sugarland. Texas Roadhouse hosted the event to benefit the Tip of the Spear Foundation, an organization which sends care packages to deployed troops. Contestants trimmed meat to meet specific qualifications including fat content and size, and the contestants with the best qualifications advanced to the next tier of the competition.

Cody Duty/Houston Chronicle

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Texas Roadhouse employee Jose Garcia weighs a steak during the A1 National Meat Cutting Challenge at the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Sugarland. Texas Roadhouse hosted the event to benefit the Tip of the Spear Foundation, an organization which sends care packages to deployed troops. Contestants trimmed meat to meet specific qualifications including fat content and size, and the contestants with the best qualifications advanced to the next tier of the competition.